Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
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THEME: Powerful women fighting for their rights.
Today’s agenda
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
Go over examples from homework
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Back and Forth 3.1 A/B
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HW Read
“A Little Woman Who is Changing the Lives of Afghan Girls”
Wednesday
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“A Little Woman Who is Changing the Lives of
Afghan Girls”
Choose vocab for the quiz
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Finish practicing adverb clauses
Thursday
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Quiz #2- adverb clauses
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Begin noun clauses
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Friday
These are some of your examples from homework.
1.
I saw a bear while I was driving.
2.
I did not go to school today since I was
tired.
3.
She will call you when/whenever she is
free.
4.
Ivy have has been good at makeup ever
since she was little.
subject verb agreement- She are is
#1 most common error
UBC, college, post-sec – low tolerance for SVAGR errors
You have to check SV AGR.
5.
My nightlight is always on while I’m sleeping.
6.
I like to listen to music while I cook / am
cooking.
7.
The boys practice at the driving range every
day even if it is raining.
driving range – golf driving practice
8.
If I didn’t have that mistake , I would be /have
been in the final round.
subjunctive mood- imagine a situation
9.
Despite Although he was working hard the
whole day, he is not able to sleep.
despite + noun
Despite his hard work, he was ...
10.
wWherever I go, he is there.
11.
I will call you as soon as I get
there.
when –
as soon as- no delay, immediate
12.
She has been afraid of dogs ever since she was
bitten by a dog.
13.
I have no memory of this museum as though I
have never been here. PHRASING
I have no memory of this museum. It’s
as if/though I have never been here.
14.
I listen to relaxing music whenever I feel
tired.
15.
I will go to work even though I’m busy.
16.
Michael and Lynn relocated to
Australia before they had any children.
17.
Tom has been waiting until
superstore opened. VT
Tom has been waiting until Superstore opens. VT
Tom has been waiting for the Superstore to
open.
18.
My mother has lived in the Dominican Republic
ever since she was 20 years old.
19.
I have a drivers license ever since I was of
legal age . VT
I have had a drivers license
ever since I was of legal age.
20.
I have an extroverted personality will my
brother is an introverted. sp
I have an extroverted personality
while my brother is an introverted. parallelism
I have an extroverted personality
while my brother has an introverted personality. parallel
I am an extrovert while my
brother is an introvert. parallel
21.
l want to go shopping after I finish school.
22.
Sara is very afraid since she is alone in the
house.
23.
You must finish your homework in on time even though you haven’t
attended the class.
24.
You’d better take every opportunity to speak
in English, since practicing is the most effective way of learning speaking.
Comma usage is very personal. As you
develop your writing in English, you may use more or fewer commas than other people.
25.
The kids went to the park after they
finished their Sschool work.
26.
I was cooking while my husband was cleaning
the Kkitchen.
27.
You tell me where did you find the blue dress.
vf
You Please tell me where did you find
you found the blue dress. NOUN CLAUSE
28.
She did her chemical experiment over the night
until morning was broken. RW
She did her chemical experiment all
night until morning broke.
29.
Mei has been living in the residential school
ever since 1968.
SIMPLE
30.
She didn’t see hasn’t seen her art
teacher ever since she left her university.
31.
Whenever I drive, I listen to the radio.
32.
They will take the risk in the forest
even if there are bears. AWK
They will risk going into the forest
even if there are bears.
33.
While my kids are swimming in the community
center, I am watching a movie in my car.
34.
Despite the interest rate in Canada is
skyrocketing, Vancouver real estate market is very active recently. RW
Although the interest rate in Canada is
skyrocketing, the Vancouver real estate market has been very active recently.
35.
I get nervous whenever I have an exam.
36.
The movie was great except that it was a
little bit long.
37.
They have been good friends ever since they
were in the same school.
38.
We were eating at a restaurant while we were
waiting for our friends.
39.
I can not travel until I finish school.
40.
Tim has been owning has owned his
business ever since he graduated from the university.
41.
I am walking around the park while a group of
boys are playing soccer.
42.
Whether she likes it or not, she must
take the medication.
43.
Try to do it as she has instructed you.
44.
Since many much/most/all of the work
has to be done during the morning shift, my manager has to schedule more people
on duty.
45.
The company's production was increased/increased
after Mr. Hashimi was designated as manager.
was increased- passive voice
increased- active voice
46.
I played with my sons even though I had many
a lot of work to do.
-a lot of work
-many tasks/jobs/chores/assignments
Excellent work! Keep going. Learn more every day.
More about Adverb clauses
*if- maybe yes, maybe no, not certain
Sarah will go to the party if she is free.
We will go to the park if it is sunny.
If it is sunny, we will go to the park.
If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon. FUNNY
‘If’ is a big word. It is easy to say than to do.
*even if – the result does not depend on the situation
A
B A does not depend on B
Sarah will not go to the party even if she is free.
Even if I hate winter, I have to bear / deal with / live
with it.
I will not buy you that toy even if you cry and make a fuss.
We will go to the park even if it is not sunny.
I will not buy you this toy even if you cry and yell and
throw yourself on the floor.
I will buy a new phone if I can afford it. Will I buy a new
phone? YES/NO
I will not buy a new phone even if I can afford it. Will I
buy a new phone? NO
Mei will marry Joe even if her mother is not happy about it.
* even though – the situation is true, not conditional
* even if – maybe YES, maybe NO, conditional
Sheila will not go to the party even though she was
invited.
Will she go? NO Was she invited? YES
Sheila will not go to the party even if she is
invited.
Will she go? NO
Was she invited? Uncertain.
Sarah will go kayaking even if it is raining.
Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? MAYBE
Sarah will go kayaking even though it is raining.
Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? YES
TRICKY NEW WORDS – if
even if even though
Even though she is sick today, she still went to work.
Did she go to work? YES Is she sick? YES
Even if she is sick, she still goes to work.
Even if she is sick today, she will still go to work.
Will she go to work? YES Is she sick? MAYBE
* even though = although = though (casual, good for talking,
not great for writing)
although
Joe watches his daughter play soccer even though / although he is not into sports.
*provided that – ‘if’ for important things
Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free. – not
important
grab some coffee- (casual) have some coffee
You can change your career provided that you have
made a good plan.
- sounds important
You can go to UBC if/provided that you have the
prereqs. (prerequisite courses)
provided that – makes it sound important
You can choose when to use it.
going to the beach? if
getting married? provided that
immigrating to a new country? provided that
getting some ice cream? if
sandwich or burger? if
having an operation? provided that
e.g. Doug can get his knee replacement provided that he loses
60 pounds.
*unless – changes the situation, opposite of ‘if’ ‘provided
that’
Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free.
Let’s grab some coffee unless you’re busy.
Sarah will go to the beach if it is nice on Saturday.
Sarah will go to the beach unless it is rainy on
Saturday.
Please try a cookie if you can eat wheat.
Please try a cookie unless you are gluten intolerant.
gluten intolerant
lactose intolerant – cannot digest lactose
Let’s take a raincheck on coffee if you are busy. (idiom)
take a raincheck – we will do it later, postpone
STORE sale- No rainchecks!
Let’s go for a hike this Saturday.
Oh, I can’t. Can I take a raincheck?
Do you want to go for a walk today?
I have a doctor’s appointment. Can I take a raincheck?
Doctor’s assistant: Can you come next Wednesday at 3?
You: I have to take a raincheck. I’m busy. I’m
already booked. How about Thursday at 2?
* though (a bit more casual), although, even though – same
meaning
Dave is playing with his kids even though he has a lot of
work to do.
I like the weather even though/ although/ though it is very
hot.
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
I like the weather although it is very hot.
Although it is very hot, I like the weather.
* so ... that
so ADJECTIVE that
Jun is so tall that she has trouble buying pants.
Yesterday was so hot that Mike sat inside of his
refrigerator.
Yesterday was so cold that even the dog wouldn’t go
out.
The math is so hard that Jun has to get a tutor.
The kitten is so small that you can hold it in the
palm of your hand.
Sarah is so tired that she is nodding off in the
meeting.
IDIOM nodding off- falling asleep
SAME MEANING- DIFFERENT STYLE
Because Jun is so tall, she has trouble buying pants.
The iphone 13 is so expensive that I can’t afford it.
COMPLEX- adverb clause
CONFUSING
‘, so’ and ‘so ...
that’ are not the same thing.
, so COMPOUND
so... that COMPLEX
DIFFERENT MEANINGS so that so...that
so that = in order to
Sarah is saving money so that she can afford an iphone 13.
DIFFERENT THAN , so
Sarah wants to get an iphone 13, so she is saving her money.
COMPOUND
***NOTE: CONFUSION ,
so so that so...that
These terms and words can change the way you express
yourself in English. They can really help you express your thoughts and ideas
clearly and precisely. They are very powerful tools, and you can learn to use
them.
SIDE NOTE: I have a small editing business on the side. I
edit papers for UBC and SFU students, mostly nursing students who are getting
their masters degrees. When I edit a paper for a university, I use SIMPLE,
COMPOUND and COMPLEX sentences.
The stuff we are learning here will get you through school.
Focus on these most useful ones:
after/before
since
until
when/while
if
even if
unless
though/although/even though
so ... that
because
If you would like to send a few examples for HW, please do.
We can share them tomorrow. NO POINTS
Back and Forth 3.1 A/B
talking and listening
Get into groups of two – A and B
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